How to Use scuba diver in a Sentence

scuba diver

noun
  • The dive center takes snorkelers and scuba divers to the shipwreck.
    John Christopher Fine, sun-sentinel.com, 18 July 2019
  • Snorkelers and scuba divers can swim alongside some of the thousands of species of fish that make the reef their home.
    Eric Rosen, National Geographic, 21 May 2019
  • A lot of the other stuff is shot by scuba divers or freedivers.
    Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023
  • Off the northern coast of Morocco on the Mediterranean Sea, a group of scuba divers hit the water.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
  • King Charles is a man of many hobbies...and a surprise scuba diver!
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The scuba divers took a photo of the jellyfish and continued their dive.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
  • Visit for the pleasant nature trails and the park’s two beaches, which draw fishers, sailors, and scuba divers.
    Jody Rosen, Smithsonian, 14 June 2018
  • When guides took scuba divers to spots near the island, security guards would walk to the water’s edge.
    Washington Post, 10 July 2019
  • Off the coast of Canada, a scuba diver came face-to-face with a pair of dueling sea creatures — and caught the battle on video.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Scuba Diving in the Bahamas A scuba diver with a dolphin in the Bahamas.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2024
  • This change let the ecosystem rebound, but the tourists who flocked to the park also meant dozens of boats idling above the reef each day, along with snorkelers and scuba divers splashing in the water.
    Lydia Larsen, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Perhaps the first thing a scuba diver thinks of when dealing with pressure is tank pressure.
    WIRED, 25 Nov. 2022
  • For years, my best friend, who loves the ocean and is a certified open water scuba diver, has been trying to convince me to go on a trip with her.
    Maren Larsen, Outside Online, 4 May 2021
  • Fishing was banned in the park in 1995, leading to an abundance of marine life, including sharks, and drawing scuba divers from around the world.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024
  • The fire in the boat packed with scuba divers erupted shortly after 3 a.m. Monday during the last part of a three-day trip off Santa Cruz Island.
    Faith Karimi, CNN, 4 Sep. 2019
  • The bonus for serious scuba divers is the abundance of dive gear and even a decompression chamber.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
  • But a small cohort of East Bay forensic scuba divers has created a new nonprofit to do just that.
    Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Snorkelers can only admire fish from just below the ocean’s surface, while scuba divers need hours of training and bulky gear.
    Bob Cooper, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2017
  • When a team of recreational scuba divers spotted four whale sharks stuck in a fishing net, the animals were veiled by a thin mesh netting.
    Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 17 Aug. 2017
  • They are built of the same clay: adventurers, scuba divers, explorers in love with the deep-blue sea, and to a last one they are mesmerized by shipwrecks.
    Chad Lewis, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2017
  • Along the way, take in views of snorkelers and scuba divers in the cove, a marine life preserve, as well as some of the local marine life, including sea birds, seals and sea lions.
    The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
  • All around me are scuba divers—maybe 20 or so—easing through the water or resting and waiting to bob safely to the surface during a three-minute safety stop.
    Chris Searles, National Geographic, 22 Aug. 2019
  • An old man sitting on a dock, a dad out fishing with his son, a water skier, a scuba diver, the crowds playing at the resort and even some of those kids at camp get gnawed.
    Jim Kiest, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Showalter, an avid scuba diver, has a fondness for sea horses.
    John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 20 Feb. 2019
  • Snebold was also an avid scuba diver and sky diver and a volunteer for Special Olympics events.
    Variety Staff, Variety, 2 Oct. 2021
  • This Dutch island in the Caribbean is known for shore diving for scuba divers, diverse coral reefs, marine life and land surfing.
    James Barrett, Redbook, 14 Mar. 2023
  • So that a scuba diver could go into the ocean, sidle up very carefully next to these jellyfish and then be able to turn on the laser and measure the water around them.
    Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 28 June 2023
  • For scuba divers who prefer to spend their time under the sea, there are plenty of tour operators to take you diving among the reefs and to see bubbling fumaroles.
    Jamie Ditaranto, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2023
  • In low-pressure locations, like in shallow Arctic waters, scuba divers could pick up the creatures.
    Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
  • Panama City Beach is home to the world's largest population of bottlenose dolphins, a shipwreck trail for scuba divers, and, of course, beautiful beaches.
    Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2024

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